DISCO/FUNK
1979
120 BPM
E minor
Good Times
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers' composition became hip-hop's foundational sample
Chic
"Good Times"
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Original Track
Chic - "Good Times" (1979)
The original track containing the legendary 6.2-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:6.2
The History
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers' composition became hip-hop's foundational sample. The bassline was recreated for hip-hop's breakthrough commercial single.
The bassline was re-created, not sampled, for 'Rapper's Delight'
Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were initially upset about the usage
Became hip-hop's first commercial breakthrough
The song that introduced hip-hop to mainstream radio
Who Sampled It
Sugarhill Gang
"Rapper's Delight"
Sugarhill Gang
1979
Grandmaster Flash
"Adventures on the Wheels of Steel"
The Message
1981
Queen
"Another One Bites the Dust"
The Game
1980
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 3 times in our database
Tags
disco
funk
chic
foundational
breakthrough